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Devils vs. Penguins December 30, 2009

NEWARK, NJ - DECEMBER 30: A fan holds up a sign for Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during warmups prior to the game against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on December 30, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft